11388230

Information Processing Apparatus, Information Processing Method, and Program

PublishedJuly 12, 2022
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Patent Claims
16 claims

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1. An information processing apparatus comprising: circuitry configured to: acquire a value indicating an influence of a user; perform consensus processing regarding update of a P2P database on a basis of the value indicating the influence; and update the P2P database on a basis of a result of the consensus processing.

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2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to determine a difficulty level of the consensus processing on a basis of the value indicating the influence.

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3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the circuitry is configured to lower the difficulty level of the consensus processing by the information processing apparatus corresponding to the user as the influence of the user becomes strong.

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4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to calculate the value indicating the influence of the user on a basis of an event performed by another user using information provided by the user.

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5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the event is that another piece of information is provided using the information.

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6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the circuitry is configured to associate a plurality of pieces of the information in a chained manner by the event.

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7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the circuitry is configured to calculate a value indicating an influence of a user who has provided the information on a basis of an event related to another piece of information associated with a subsequent stage of the information.

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8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the circuitry is configured to output a value corresponding to the event related to the another piece of information associated with the subsequent stage of the information, and to calculate the value indicating the influence of the user by distribution of the value.

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9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the circuitry is configured to calculate the value indicating the influence of the user by accumulation of the distribution.

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10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the value indicating the influence of the user or history information regarding the event is registered in the P2P database.

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11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the history information regarding the event includes learning history information, job history information, behavior history information, or purchase history information.

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12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the circuitry is configured to calculate the value indicating the influence of the user using a predetermined program provided in the P2P database and executed on the P2P database.

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13. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the information is online information provided on social media, a paper publishing site, a blog site, or another website.

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14. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the P2P database is blockchain data.

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15. An information processing method executed by a computer, comprising: acquiring a value indicating an influence of a user; performing consensus processing regarding update of a P2P database on a basis of the value indicating the influence; and updating the P2P database on a basis of a result of the consensus processing.

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16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium encoded with executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform: acquiring a value indicating an influence of a user; performing consensus processing regarding update of a P2P database on a basis of the value indicating the influence; and updating the P2P database on a basis of a result of the consensus processing.

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Publication Date

July 12, 2022

Inventors

Kazuhiro Watanabe
Matthew Lawrenson
Christopher Wright
Jan Jasper van den Berg

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